The 2020 Delaware Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, concurrently with the elections for the Delaware House of Representatives, to elect members to the Delaware General Assembly. 11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate were up for election. Primary elections were held on September 16, 2020.
Democrats increased their majority in the Senate by gaining two seats, winning 14 seats, compared to seven seats for the Republicans.
Retirements
Democrats
- District 1: Harris McDowell III retired.
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections
- District 13: Democrat David McBride lost renomination to Marie Pinkney, who went on to win the general election.
In the general election
- District 5: Republican Catherine Cloutier was defeated by Democrat Kyle Evans Gay.
- District 7: Republican Anthony Delcollo was defeated by Democrat Spiros Mantzavinos.
Predictions
Results summary
Statewide
District
Results of the 2020 Delaware Senate election by district:
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 7, 2.8% gain
- District 5, 4.6% gain
Detailed results by senate district
District 1
District 5
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 19
District 20
References
External links
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Delaware", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Delaware: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Delaware". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Delaware at Ballotpedia
